CC2550
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Crystal Oscillator
Tc = 25°C @ VDD = 3.0V if nothing else is stated.
Parameter
Min
Typ
26
Max
Unit
MHz
ppm
Condition/Note
Crystal frequency
Tolerance
26
27
±40
This is the total tolerance including a) initial tolerance, b) aging
and c) temperature dependence.
The acceptable crystal tolerance depends on RF frequency and
channel spacing / bandwidth.
ESR
100
Ω
Start-up time
300
µs
Measured on Chipcon’s CC2500EM reference design.
Table 6:Crystal Oscillator Parameters
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Frequency Synthesizer Characteristics
Tc = 25°C @ VDD = 3.0V if nothing else is stated. The values are preliminary results and will be updated in later versions
of the data sheet.
Parameter
Min
Typ
Max
Unit
Condition/Note
Programmed
frequency resolution
397
FXOSC
/
412
Hz
26MHz-27MHz crystal.
216
Synthesizer frequency
tolerance
±40
ppm
Given by crystal used. Required accuracy (including
temperature and aging) depends on frequency band and
channel bandwidth / spacing.
RF carrier phase noise
RF carrier phase noise
RF carrier phase noise
RF carrier phase noise
RF carrier phase noise
RF carrier phase noise
RF carrier phase noise
RF carrier phase noise
PLL turn-on / hop time
–76
–76
–79
–87
–97
dBc/Hz @ 50kHz offset from carrier
dBc/Hz @ 100kHz offset from carrier
dBc/Hz @ 200kHz offset from carrier
dBc/Hz @ 500kHz offset from carrier
dBc/Hz @ 1MHz offset from carrier
dBc/Hz @ 2MHz offset from carrier
dBc/Hz @ 5MHz offset from carrier
dBc/Hz @ 10MHz offset from carrier
–106
–116
–126
80
Time from leaving the IDLE state until arriving in the
µs
FSTXON or TX state, when not performing calibration.
Crystal oscillator running.
PLL calibration time
18739
0.72
XOSC
cycles
Calibration can be initiated manually, or automatically
before entering or after leaving RX/TX.
0.69
0.72
ms
Min/typ/max time is for 27/26/26MHz crystal frequency.
Table 7: Frequency Synthesizer Parameters
Preliminary Data Sheet (rev. 1.1)
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